crazymama30
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So yesterday difficult child had an appointment with psychiatrist, and then I had an appointment with his therapist. I went to pick him up from school, and he was in the office. He had taken a bottle of generic Immodium(pills) to school and was reportedly bragging about it. Principal was not there, so I am expecting a call from the school this morning.
psychiatrist talked to him about the pill incident, and his fight last week. Somehow psychiatrist thought that he was going to do miracles and get difficult child to admit to having some responisibility for the fight last week. That did not happen, It is all the other kids fault. They were both at fault.
With the pill incident, difficult child kept changing his story. He did consistently claim that he did not know it was wrong, and I don't know if he did or not. I just cannot believe him anymore.
psychiatrist said he was concerned over difficult child's inability to take responsibility--Me too!! He said that difficult child's rigid thinking pattern was concerning, and that he was very immature for his age. At this point it was only psychiatrist and I in the room, and I just looked at him and said tell me something I don't know. I told psychiatrist that he may be in fifth grade age wise, but developmentally he is 7 or 8. psychiatrist agreed. We are starting difficult child on Abilify 2mg tonight. He just cannot keep going on the way he is.
therapist has me a little irked. I think difficult child has her wrapped around his finger. She seems to think all his behaviors are just severe ADHD. Tuesday he was upset, it was his first day back to school after being suspended, he had been arguing with me about everything, I went into the bathroom and he had peed all over the garbage can. She said that it could be due to him being so wound up and not having his medications in his system yet and missing because he cannot pay attention. I finally figure out why I think that is so wrong. difficult child has had ADHD his whole life, in 1st and 2nd grade he could hit the toilet. Statistically, ADHD is supposed to get better in some (not all) as they age and mature. So why in the last 9 months can he not hit the toilet? How does that make sense? What about his lack of empathy? How about his trying to physically intimidate me? That is all due to his lack of self esteem. Oh, whatever.
I just don't know about her. We will continue on for a while and see. But I really don't know about her.
psychiatrist talked to him about the pill incident, and his fight last week. Somehow psychiatrist thought that he was going to do miracles and get difficult child to admit to having some responisibility for the fight last week. That did not happen, It is all the other kids fault. They were both at fault.
With the pill incident, difficult child kept changing his story. He did consistently claim that he did not know it was wrong, and I don't know if he did or not. I just cannot believe him anymore.
psychiatrist said he was concerned over difficult child's inability to take responsibility--Me too!! He said that difficult child's rigid thinking pattern was concerning, and that he was very immature for his age. At this point it was only psychiatrist and I in the room, and I just looked at him and said tell me something I don't know. I told psychiatrist that he may be in fifth grade age wise, but developmentally he is 7 or 8. psychiatrist agreed. We are starting difficult child on Abilify 2mg tonight. He just cannot keep going on the way he is.
therapist has me a little irked. I think difficult child has her wrapped around his finger. She seems to think all his behaviors are just severe ADHD. Tuesday he was upset, it was his first day back to school after being suspended, he had been arguing with me about everything, I went into the bathroom and he had peed all over the garbage can. She said that it could be due to him being so wound up and not having his medications in his system yet and missing because he cannot pay attention. I finally figure out why I think that is so wrong. difficult child has had ADHD his whole life, in 1st and 2nd grade he could hit the toilet. Statistically, ADHD is supposed to get better in some (not all) as they age and mature. So why in the last 9 months can he not hit the toilet? How does that make sense? What about his lack of empathy? How about his trying to physically intimidate me? That is all due to his lack of self esteem. Oh, whatever.
I just don't know about her. We will continue on for a while and see. But I really don't know about her.